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滥竽充数

làn yú chōng shù
Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
  2. 2. to masquerade as having an ability
  3. 3. token member of a group

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Child Words of 滥竽充数

充
chōng

sufficient; full

数
shǔ

to count

数
shù

number

数
shuò

frequently

充数
chōng shù

to make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given number)

滥
làn

overflowing

滥竽
làn yú

indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)